THANK YOU /  by Theo Adams Company

Thank you to everyone that came to the Tate Britain last week to see our new performance 'Taking Away Your Space'. We are very sorry to those that had to queue for hours in the cold and especially those that didn't make it inside due to the Tate going way over capacity. We weren't expecting so many of you! 

 "Theo Adams casts us under his spell with his latest theatrical performance Fresh from his spectacular Late at Tate show, we meet the musical maestro Theo Adams and his troupe of marvellous performers." i-D

An exclusive interview about the show with Theo Adams and some backstage photos with i-D HERE

"Theo Adams and his London-based collective of artists, dancers, musicians, actors and singers descended on Tate Britain on Friday night to round off Late At Tate Britain: Mantra, treating packed crowds to their first London performance in years. Flying out of left field, as always, to send confetti flying, The Theo Adams Company closed the night with the red-lit writhing of their passionate performance art." LOVE Magazine

View some photos of the performance on the LOVE magazine website HERE

Cast:

Masumi Saito | Sophia Monique Brown | Mariya Mizuno | IMMA | Jordan Hunt | Nando Messias | Martin Cohn | Jordan Robson | Helen Noir | Catherine J Russell | Anna Lewenahupt | Sarah Moore | Charlie Stock | Theo Adams |  And featuring the voice of Chycca Tatsumi

 

Director -  Theo Adams  |  Musical Director - Jordan Hunt  |  Choreographer - Masumi Saito  |  Projections - Sam Williams

 

Costumes -  Matthew Josephs & Ed Marler |  Makeup - Isamaya Ffrench |  Hair - Shiori Takahashi |  Nails - Tomoko Kurodo

Hidden Installation by Svetlana Grishina

Production - Ash K Halliburton & Lama-sea Dear

TATE BRITAIN /  by Theo Adams Company

As part of the 'Late at Tate' series, Theo Adams Company has been commissioned to take over Tate Britain's North Duveen Gallery on Friday 7th of October. 

Slow Curtain... The End - Film Still

Slow Curtain... The End - Film Still

With a new live durational performance and an exclusive preview of their new film project, Theo Adams Company will return to Tate Britain for the first time since their debut performance as a company over eight years ago. 
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- 6 pm – 7:45 pm – 'Slow Curtain… The End' - PREVIEW SCREENING -

An exclusive first glimpse of Theo Adams Company's latest film project, to be released in 2017 (11mins on a loop).

- 8:00 pm – 9:40 pm – 'Taking Away Your Space' – LIVE PERFORMANCE -

'Taking Away Your Space' is a new durational performance by Theo Adams Company, created for Tate Britain, in response to 'Veil' by Iranian artist Shirazeh Houshiary.
 

BEAUTY PAPERS /  by Theo Adams Company

A selection of portraits from behind the scenes of Theo Adams Company’s new film project – ‘SLOW CURTAIN…THE END’ (Coming Soon) have been published in the Movement issue of Beauty Papers

The Moment the performers completed their performances photographer Tom Johnson captured the cast still out of breath, sweaty and delirious with no time to recover, no make-up and hair touch-ups. 

Creative Direction Theo Adams | Make-Up Isamaya Ffrench | Styling Nick Royal | Hair Soichi Inagaki | Nails Imarni - 
 

LOVE Magazine - Interview /  by Theo Adams Company

The new issue of LOVE magazine features an interview with Theo Adams by writer Jack Sunnucks and Portraits by photographer Ezra Petronio. OUT NOW 

 

"Theo emerges on set for the last shoot of the day, after several hours vigorously directing the LOVE hair and make- up team to do exactly what he wants. He asks for Jennifer Holliday performing ‘And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going’ from Dreamgirls to be played at top volume, and launches into a full performance. Arms held aloft, grief- stricken expression on his face, he mouths the words to Ezra, the photographer. A lot of very tired people watch transfixed and break into applause, whooping as he finishes. Film or stage, this is what Theo’s work is about, drawing you into a place of abandon, and raw emotion, and really loud music. His films are simply a continuation of his performances, but instead of a moment for a room full of people, it’s meant to be a shout heard round the world. "

SAFETY CURTAIN /  by Theo Adams Company

After the world premiere on Channel 4's 'Random Acts' we are proud to share with you Theo Adams Company's debut film project:

"Inspired by the ‘giallo’ Italian film genre, Theo Adams created a highly stylized ‘fake’ trailer for a non-existent movie. Including high camp elements of horror fiction and eroticism–this is the most dramatic film you’ll never see." Channel 4

Click the link above for lots more from the project.

Masumi Saito - Movement Diary /  by Theo Adams Company

 

Theo Adams Company’s choreographer, Masumi Saito has been creating a prolific series of short movement films with her husband and filmmaker Guy Wigmore over the past year in Japan.

Here is an explanation of the project in Masumi’s own words.

“I wanted to do something task-like, to force me to create. During this time in Japan I thought it was a perfect opportunity to do something throughout the year, to record the year through movement. There are strict rules: one take, no edits, no choreography, 63 seconds of movement, six 4-second shots of detail from the location. The movement also reflects this, showing how I feel on that day, both physically and mentally; how’s the weather, what else is happening in my life.”

 

View the entire series HERE

 

 

THESPIS /  by Theo Adams Company

Thespis of Icaria, according to Aristotle, was the first person to take to the stage and portray someone other than himself. On 23rd November 534 BC Thespis wore a mask and performed as Dionysus, the god of ritual madness and religious ecstasy. It was at this moment that Tragedy was created. The ghost of Thespis is said to wreak havoc upon theatres all over the world to this day, especially on 23rd November each year.

On 23rd November 2015, the Theo Adams Company united a group of performers to create a series of theatrical characters to summon the ghost of Thespis.

Published in Exhibition Magazine - Wax Issue - Available to purchase - HERE -


The entire series has also been featured on Vogue Italia's website

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Photography by Neil Bedford | Creative Direction by Theo Adams | Styling by Nick Royal | Make-Up by Isamaya Ffrench | Hair by Shiori Takahashi | Nails by Imarni